Module 10 Unit 2课件2024-2025学年外研版英语八年级上册

The weather Unit 2 The weather is fine all year round Module 10 America/the US/USA the fourth largest country It has a population of about 333,000,000. 1 mile is about 1.6 kilometers 3000 miles It's about 3000 miles from the east coast to the west coast. 4800 kilometers 1. Read and divide the passage into three parts. (2 mins) While-reading Fast-reading （P82） Part 1 (The US) Paragraph: ________________ Part 2 (Different places) Paragraph: _________________ Part 3 (Summary: ending) Paragraph: _________________ 1 2-6 7 Tips: Instead of reading word by word, pay attention to the topic sentences. 4 2. Read the passage and circle the places mentioned in the passage. (1 min) Tips: Pay attention to capital letters to find out the names of places as quickly as possible. e.g. Hefei While-reading Fast-reading 5 When is the best time to visit the US? 6 6 How many places are mentioned(被提及) in the passage? What are they? There are 7 places. New England New York [ˈnju: ˈjɔ:k] Washington D.C [ˈwɒʃɪŋtən] California [,kælɪ'fɔ:njə] Seattle [si'ætl] Alaska [ə'læskə] Texas ['teksəs] Are the English and Chinese pronunciations similar(相似的) ? Learning to learn: When you find some English names of people or places , try to translate them according to their pronunciation.(当你读到英文人名或地名的时候，可以尝试根据它们的发音来翻译成中文。) The United States of America New England 新英格兰 Seattle 西雅图 New York 纽约 Washington DC 华盛顿 Washington DC Washington DC is the capital of the US and it's in the northeast. It’s famous for the White House. New York The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of the US. (自由女神像) the biggest city in the US Seattle The Rainy City It is famous for the film “Seattle Sleepless Nights” New England is in the northeast of the US 位于美国东北部的Vermont、New Hampshire、Maine、Massachusetts、Connecticut、Rhode Island等六州，由于建筑风格、生活习惯、人文环境等与传统的欧洲比较接近，特别是与英国比较类似，所以，人们称之为New England(新英格兰)。 California is on the west coast and is the third biggest state(州) in America. San Francisco and Los Angeles are in California. Alaska is the biggest state(州) in America. It's in the northwest. Texas is the second biggest state(州) in America. It's in the south.It has a population of about 25.7 million.  Why should you bring a map?  How big is the US? 1. Read Para.1 and underline answers of the questions. While-reading Careful-reading Tips: numbers Tips: because (1 min) Read Paragraph 2 & 3 carefully and complete the table. Place Weather Best time to visit Advice to visit New York Winter: There is New England The weather in May or October a lot of snow. in September bring a camera and take photos gets cooler in September. 单击此处编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 weather advice reason/ activity How many aspects(方面) are mentioned? 2. Read Para.3 and analyze(分析) the structure (结构). (2 mins) What's the main idea of Para.3? While-reading Tips: topic sentence 17 The best time to visit … Time Weather Advice Reason/ Activity 3. Read Para. 4-6 and complete the table. (4 mins) Place The best time to visit Location (where) Weather Advice California [ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə] Seattle [siˈætəl] Alaska [ə’læskə] Texas and southeast in the northwest not cold it rains a lot bring an umbrella in summer warm in summer, but cool in the evening; in winter, very cold go in summer; bring a warm sweater hot and sunny; storms from time to time in summer and autumn on the Pacific coast fine all year round take your swimming clothes / / / / / / While-reading 18 In Texas and the southeast, it’s usually very ____ and ______ compared to other places. There are _______ from time to time in summer and autumn. Texas hot sunny storms Read Paragraph 6 carefully and complete the blanks. 与...相比 有时 Summary So when is the best time to visit the US? The best time to visit the US 1. the US 2. Places 3. Ending time location weather advice reason/ activity It's rainy. There is lots of rain. It rains a lot. You'd better do sth It's a good idea to … Remember to … Don't forget to … Any time you like. Post-reading The USA is a big country, so choose carefully the places to see and the time to go. New York and Washington DC are good places to visit _______________. In winter there is a lot of snow. The best time to visit New England is ___________, because the weather ___________, and the green leaves start to___________, then brown. ___________ so you can take photos of the trees. California is on the Pacific coast, and the weather is _____ all year round. Take your______________ because you might want to go swimming in the sea,even in December. In Alaska, the days are_______________in summer, but may be cool in the evening. In winter, Alaska can be very cold. So you had better go_________. Don't forget to bring_____________ with you. gets cooler in September in May and October turn gold Take your camera fine swimming clothes long and warm a warm sweather in summer Complete the passage 1. the US The best time to visit the US Please tell them when the best time is to visit China . Welcome to China then! 2.Places 3.Ending time location weather advice reason/ activity The best time to visit China 1.China It's …... There is lots of ….. It ….. a lot You'd better do sth. It's a good idea to … Remember to … Don't forget to … Post-reading The best time to visit China China: (Student A) City 1 (Student B) Time: Location: Weather: Advice: Reason/Activities: City 2 (Student C) Time: Location: Weather: Advice: Reason/Activities: Ending (Student D) Sentence patterns: The best time to visit… is …. The weather here is …. You'd better… so… / It's also a good idea to …because you may/might … Complete the table and work in groups to tell the best time to travel in China. (6 mins) Post-reading 23 Group presentation 2. Places 3. Ending The best time to visit China 1. China City 2 City 1 Student B Student C Student A Student D The best time to visit China Post-reading Life is just like a journey， 人生就像一场旅行 not for the destination， 不在乎目的地 but for the scenery of the journey 在乎的是沿途的风景 and the mood of seeing the scenery， 以及看风景的心情 Post-reading Let the soul travel. 让心灵去旅行 Body and soul, there must be one on the road 身体与灵魂必须有一个在路上 HOMEWORK Finish the workbook of M10U2. Recite the passage. __________________in total. Assess the group (√) Items 项目 Great (5 pt.) Good (4 pt.) Not Bad (3 pt.) Try Harder (2 pt.) Content （内容）         Fluency （流畅）         Confidence（自信）         Point (pt.)   Unit Task __________________in total. Assess yourself (√) Items 项目 Great (5 pt.) Good (4 pt.) Not Bad (3 pt.) Try Harder (2 pt.) Content （内容）         Fluency （流畅）         Confidence（自信）         Point (pt.)   Unit Task $$